SPSM Certification Success Stories

Learn the benefits of SPSM® Certification for purchasing professionals

Are
you wondering what rewards
purchasing professionals are
reaping after earning their SPSM®
Certifications? Wonder no
more! On this page, we are
spotlighting the achievements of
several SPSM's who have utilized
their certification experience
to deliver results in the
workplace and earn what
purchasing professionals want
more from their careers: more
opportunities, more respect, and
more money!

Click on the pictures below to watch video slideshows and hear these top performers share their success stories.
But more importantly, let their
success inspire you to take
action and achieve these same
rewards in your career!

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After enrolling himself and several team members in the
Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program, Bob Price, SPSM and his team DOUBLED their previous year's cost savings,
leading to Bob's PROMOTION to Director of Global Supply Chain Management. He then promoted one of his SPSM®-certified staff members into his former role.
Click the Play Video button to
hear the rest of his
success story.

Dru Breeding, SPSM
Purchasing Manager
Tallahassee, Florida,
USA

With his ambition to put
his education to work
right away, it took Dru
only a few months to see
his SPSM® Certification
pay off. He explains: "I
got an excellent
evaluation and a really
nice increase...and it
all happened so quick!"
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hear the rest of his
success story.

Getting promoted to the position of Director of Purchasing isn't
easy, but Carol's SPSM® Certification "had a big effect" on her promotion because "with my experience in
purchasing and the
SPSM®, no one had those qualifications...the SPSM® pushed me over the edge!"
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hear the rest of her
success story.

After applying just one technique that he learned in the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program,
Erick saved his company $2 million. Armed with his SPSM® Certification and the confidence that comes with having a higher level of education,
he noticed a big change in the way his suppliers react to him, saying that
"they know that they are dealing with someone that is professional and who is looking for results."
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Paul Jones, SPSM
Purchasing Manager
Orange Park, Florida,
USA

Earning the SPSM®
Certification helped
Paul demonstrate to his
employer his impressive
commitment to continuous
improvement. He says
that because of "the way
that they perceived my
drive to go out and get
the education to improve
the way I do my job,
they provided me with a
very nice increase!"
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hear the rest of his
success story.

Tammy Kroll, SPSM
IT Procurement-Lead
Ann Arbor, Michigan,
USA

Learning and applying the practical
concepts that were taught in the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program helped Tammy get more respect and positive recognition from her management.
On the positive change that earning her SPSM® produced, she shares: "I am much more confident. I can hear it in my voice
and my manager can obviously see it in my work."
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hear the rest of her
success story.

Ben leveraged his
pursuit of the SPSM®
Certification when
interviewing for jobs,
eventually landing a
high-level position with
a prestigious company.
He recalls: "I would
describe the courses
that I was taking in the
interview and they were
quite impressed!" Click the Play Video button to
hear the rest of his
success story.